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Bmw

Official notice

28 Aug 2015

Last checked

28 Aug 2015

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Bmw. Certain vehicles, which were parked at the port of entry in Halifax during the ice storms in February 2015, may have been exposed to excessive standing water and salt for an extended period due to this isolated environmental incident. Certain MINI models could have corrosion at the starter motor power supply cable connectors, which could lead to the inability to restart the engine following an engine shutdown by the start-stop (MSA) system, increasing the risk of crash causing injury in a traffic situation. On certain BMW models, the lubrication of some internal components within the steering rack may have been exposed to excessive water or salt which could result in higher than normal steering effort or steering binding, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. In addition, electrical wires and/or connectors in all affected vehicles may have been exposed to water or salt, which could lead to increased electrical system resistance, and increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Owners should contact their selling Retailer regarding this recall. Affected vehicles will be inspected. Some vehicles will be taken out of service immediately and owners will be provided with temporary transportation until a new replacement vehicle is available. All other vehicles are cleared of this safety concern and may continue to be driven until a new replacement vehicle is available. Due to potential concerns about long term vehicle quality, all affected vehicles will ultimately be removed from service. Published 2015-08-28.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

69360

Official notice

2015-08-28

The hazard

Certain vehicles, which were parked at the port of entry in Halifax during the ice storms in February 2015, may have been exposed to excessive standing water and salt for an extended period due to this isolated environmental incident. Certain MINI models could have corrosion at the starter motor power supply cable connectors, which could lead to the inability to restart the engine following an engine shutdown by the start-stop (MSA) system, increasing the risk of crash causing injury in a traffic situation. On certain BMW models, the lubrication of some internal components within the steering rack may have been exposed to excessive water or salt which could result in higher than normal steering effort or steering binding, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. In addition, electrical wires and/or connectors in all affected vehicles may have been exposed to water or salt, which could lead to increased electrical system resistance, and increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Owners should contact their selling Retailer regarding this recall. Affected vehicles will be inspected. Some vehicles will be taken out of service immediately and owners will be provided with temporary transportation until a new replacement vehicle is available. All other vehicles are cleared of this safety concern and may continue to be driven until a new replacement vehicle is available. Due to potential concerns about long term vehicle quality, all affected vehicles will ultimately be removed from service.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

69360

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2012, Make: BMW, Model: 5 SERIES

Product 2

Year: 2014, Make: BMW, Model: 3 SERIES

Product 3

Year: 2014, Make: BMW, Model: I3

Product 4

Year: 2014, Make: BMW, Model: I8

Product 5

Year: 2014, Make: MINI, Model: COUPE

Product 6

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: 2 SERIES

Product 7

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: 3 SERIES

Product 8

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: 4 SERIES

Product 9

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: 5 SERIES

Product 10

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: 6 SERIES

Product 11

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: 7 SERIES

Product 12

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: I3

Product 13

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: I8

Product 14

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: X1

Product 15

Year: 2015, Make: BMW, Model: Z4

Product 16

Year: 2015, Make: MINI, Model: 3 DOOR

Product 17

Year: 2015, Make: MINI, Model: 5 DOOR

Product 18

Year: 2015, Make: MINI, Model: CONVERTIBLE

Product 19

Year: 2015, Make: MINI, Model: COUNTRYMAN

Product 20

Year: 2015, Make: MINI, Model: PACEMAN

Product 21

Year: 2015, Make: MINI, Model: ROADSTER

Risk / hazard

Certain vehicles, which were parked at the port of entry in Halifax during the ice storms in February 2015, may have been exposed to excessive standing water and salt for an extended period due to this isolated environmental incident. Certain MINI models could have corrosion at the starter motor power supply cable connectors, which could lead to the inability to restart the engine following an engine shutdown by the start-stop (MSA) system, increasing the risk of crash causing injury in a traffic situation. On certain BMW models, the lubrication of some internal components within the steering rack may have been exposed to excessive water or salt which could result in higher than normal steering effort or steering binding, increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. In addition, electrical wires and/or connectors in all affected vehicles may have been exposed to water or salt, which could lead to increased electrical system resistance, and increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Owners should contact their selling Retailer regarding this recall. Affected vehicles will be inspected. Some vehicles will be taken out of service immediately and owners will be provided with temporary transportation until a new replacement vehicle is available. All other vehicles are cleared of this safety concern and may continue to be driven until a new replacement vehicle is available. Due to potential concerns about long term vehicle quality, all affected vehicles will ultimately be removed from service.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: BMW, MINI.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

69360

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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